Fees for planning applications

Fees for planning applications are set by the Government and apply nationally to all applications in England. The following fees were set in November 2012 (and amended in April 2014 and again in January 2018) and must be submitted with your application in order for us to register it. To avoid delays, you can Pay Online. Alternatively you can send us a cheque made payable to St Albans District Council.

Fees for common projects

Below are the fees for the most common projects. These fees apply from 17 January 2018 onwards. Please see the download below for the full list, which also provides the fees for more complex or less common projects.

Application type

Description

Fee

Householder Applications

Alterations/extensions to a single dwelling (but excluding flats), including works within the boundary such as outbuildings.

£206

Full Planning Applications

Alterations/extensions to two or more dwellings (or two or more flats), including works within the boundaries.

New dwellings (up to and including 50)

£407

£462 per dwelling

Lawful Development Certificates (Householder only)

For proposed development or use

For existing development or use

£103

£206

Discharge of conditions

Request for confirmation that one or more planning conditions have been complied with. This is essential for any pre-commencement conditions on exisiting permissions

£34 per request for Householder applications

£116 per request for all other applications

Non-material amendment

Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission

£34 in respect of Householder applications

£234 in respect of other developments

Change of use

Change of use of a building or land, including change of use of building to up to 50 dwellings

£462 per dwelling

Removal or variation of condition

Removal or variation of condition following grant of planning permission